The question
How close have you come to dying?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Being charged by a white rhino on a walking safari. It came running towards us and I froze, which is the right thing to do. If it had hit us, it would have been goodnight.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2019 source ↗
Before transitioning, I had a severe eating disorder. The doctor said, “Your body’s shutting down and if you don’t improve your mental and physical wellbeing, you’ll die.” Shortly after that, I started transitioning medically and my eating disorder resolved.
I’m convinced heartache almost killed me a few years ago.
Watching Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal.
When the media, en masse, reported my imminent demise.
We Weren’t Born To Follow by Bon Jovi.
With no shoes on in the African bush with my family.
The way I left English cricket. I was scapegoated for the Ashes tour in 2013-14 and there was a bitter battle between the England Cricket Board and me for a few years.
A pilot or a ranger in the bush.
Cars. I’ve got a Tesla at the moment.
Nappies aren’t fun!
Chris Hoy, Adam Peaty, Bradley Wiggins, Chris Bonington, Harry Redknapp, Simone Biles
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